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CyberJournalist.net Terrorism Resources and Coverage

Web Resources for covering terrorism and Sept. 11-related news

bullet Profnet Experts: A list of experts available to talk about the Sept. 11 attacks.
bullet Howstuffworks "September 11, 2001": Answers to basic questions about the September 11 terrorist attack on the United States.
bullet IRE: 's Related Web Links: Useful links by category, on everything from aviation to biological warfare.
bullet OJR: List of resources by category compiled by Paul Grabowicz.
bulletThe Poynter Institute's Terrorism page: Essays and tips from the great minds at Poynter.
bullet American Press Institute's Special Report: Crisis Journalism: A Handbook for Media Response.
bullet News Librarians: A fascinating and useful list of questions posted and answers received to the news librarians mailing list after the World Trade Center attack.
bullet AssignmentEditor.com's Attack Links: Short, free list of basic sites.
bullet RTNDA's Attack Links: Tips for covering terrorism, plus useful links.
bullet Terrorism Research Center: Links for in-depth terrorism information.
bullet NewsLab's Links for Covering Terrorism
bullet SAJA: Source list for U.S. and South Asia stories.
bullet FACSNET: Backgrounders for covering the war on terrorism.
bullet No Train, No Gain: Sept. 11 resources from this newsroom training site.
bullet ASNE: Resources for high school journalists.
bullet Newslab: Glossary of terror terms
bullet Terrorism answers: Terrorism and Sept. 11-related fact sheets in an easy-to-digest question-and-answer format.
bullet Media After 9/11: I Want Media's new archive of some 150 articles traces significant events across the media landscape following last year's terrorist attacks -- coverage issues, media office evacuations, newsroom anthrax attacks, and death of Daniel Pearl, and more.
bullet News Watch: Reporting on Sept. 11: A list of resources and tips from journalism industry organizations, and a directory of ethnic news media outlets.
bullet Special Report: Terrorist Attacks: JournalistsToolbox's directory of links.
bullet Special Libraries Association New Librarians' Division: Links on The Buildings and Rebuilding, Changes in America since 9/11, Charities and Organizations Established for 9/11, and Commemorations.
bullet The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma: Resources on how Ground Zero-related trauma affects survivors, victims and journalists.
bullet LLRX.com: News and legal resources, information and related services.
bulletMediaMap's attack-related resources: Broad collection of coverage resources. 
bullet Teaching for Change: Sept. 11 resources for educators.
bullet Human Rights Watch:  Links on terrorism and the war in Afghanistan from this human rights organization.
bullet The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Includes scores of primary documents, from speeches to press releases.
bullet The September 11th Sourcebooks: National Security Archive online readers on terrorism, intelligence and "the Next War."
bullet South Asians Among The Sept. 11 Victims: Useful links from SAJA.

Tips for covering terrorism and Sept. 11-related news

bullet Terrorism Answers: Since Sept. 11, a thorough knowledge of terorrism and related issues has become essential for nearly all journalists. And as journalists prepare coverage for the Sept. 11 anniversary, new questions are sure to arise.
bullet Preparing for Sept. 11: When doing anniversary stories, it’s useful to take a fresh look at the original coverage, both as a reference and to help spark new ideas.
bullet 9/11 + 1: Story ideas and advice from Poynter.org readers.
bullet Say What? Between war in Afghanistan, the fighting in the Middle East and the tensions between India and Pakistan, journalists are increasingly encountering names and terms foreign to us.
bullet Interview voyeurism: Buried inside the Department of Defense's website is a journalist's gold mine.
bullet More Sept. 11 links: Here are a few sites that have done a great job pulling together tips and links that will help you in your coverage.

Archived coverage of the Sept. 11 attacks

It’s always useful to take a fresh look at the original coverage, both as a reference and to help spark new ideas. Here are some quick links to Sept. 11-related coverage still available online:
 
bullet Newsday: Newsday has kept online a complete archive of the newspaper’s coverage of Sept. 11 and the aftermath. Newsday.com also has a special section on the rebuilding of Ground Zero.
bullet USA Today: The newspaper’s site has a nice archive but it’s hard to find. The “America on Alert” index includes related graphics and multimedia and even links to all the “key stories” from Sept. 11 and since then, broken down by day.
bullet The New York Times: Unfortunately The Times no longer has a complete Sept. 11 archive online and charges for most stories more than a month old on its site. But links to some of its fine work can still be found on its “A Nation Challenged” page, and the powerful “Portraits of Grief” remain live and searchable.
bullet The Washington Post: Complete coverage of “America at War,” including a searchable archive of all related stories.
bullet MSNBC.com: Coverage of the war on terror on “The Home Front” and the war abroad, plus an archive of the site’s coverage from Sept. 11.
bullet CNN.com: Complete coverage of the war on terror, plus day-by-day archived coverage of the week of the attacks.
bullet ABCNEWS.com: Day-by-day archived coverage from September, plus an index of coverage since then.
bullet BBC: A nice package on “America’s Day of Terror,” plus complete coverage since then.
bulletThe New Yorker: The New Yorker doesn't put its entire magazine or archives online, but in a rare treat the magazine has built a deep archive of its Sept. 11 coverage on the Web, including filings from dozens of correspondents.
bullet Television Archive: Reactions around the globe have been captured in this archive of television news broadcasts from the period following the attacks.
bullet Yahoo’s Full Coverage: It doesn’t go all the way back to Sept. 11, but this section has more than two dozen pages linking to hundreds of related stories and sites from across the world.
bullet Interactive Publishing’s Digital Archive: A collection of screen shots from 230 news Web sites around the world on Sep 11 and 12.
bullet Poynter.org Terrorism Archive: Dozens of stories by Poynter's experts analyzing Sept. 11 coverage and related issues, plus images of hundreds of newspaper front pages from Sept. 11 and 12.
bulletMore Screen Shots: More screen shots of online news sites covering the attacks (Compiled by Craig Saila)
bulletE-mail Bulletins: Archive of news bulletins on the attacks (Compiled by J.D. Lasica)
bulletInfographics: Links to news infographics related to the attacks (Compiled by Paul Dixon)

Interesting examples of online storytelling:

bulletNYTimes.com: Frontiers of War, audio and photos from Islamabad
bulletMSNBC.com: The Darkest Day flash presentation
bulletMSNBC.com slideshows and interactives
bulletWashington Post: Virtual flyover of ground zero
bulletWashington Post: Panoramic photos of ground zero
bullet CNN Damage Report Maps
bulletUSA Today graphics
bulletBangkok Post: American under attack flash presentation
bullet Durham Herald: Manhattan Skyline, before and after
bullet SpaceImaging: Before and after
bulletSunSentinel.com: Attack scenario animated graphic
bulletStarTribune.com Day of Terror flash presentation
bullet CNN.com: American's New War flash presentation
bullet Spain's El Pais newspaper flash presenation
bullet El Mundo: Spanish flash presentation
bullet BBC: Chronology of Events on September 11

A few interesting articles about online coverage:
bullet Best of Web in worst of times -- great examples, analysis of what sites actually did (By Steve Outing, Poynter Institute)
bulletMedia critics see Web role emerge
(By Jordan Raphael, Online Journalism Review)
bulletArticles about Internet coverage of the attacks
(Compiled by Paul Grabowicz)
bullet Tips for online news sites on covering the attacks
(By Steve Outing, Poynter Institute)
bullet Examples online journalists can learn from
(By Steve Outing, Poynter Institute)
bulletA scorecard for Net news ethics
(By J.D. Lasica, Online Journalism Review)
bulletWeb rises to challenge TV

Also see CyberJournalist.net's summary of Anthrax in the Media.

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